Prince William and the Crown Prince of Jordan teamed up for a royal engagement at RAF Benson this afternoon.
The Royal Air Force base provides rapid support for UK military operations around the world and is home to a number of Squadrons.
These include No. 22 Squadron, which provides operational testing, evaluation, tactics and training for all aviation in the Joint Aviation Command and No. 28 (Army Cooperation) Squadron, which is the Chinook operational conversion unit.
The visit also comes as No. 22 Squadron celebrates its 110th anniversary.
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Prince William was able to get an insight into the work of RAF Benson and meet trainee aircrew and staff from No. 28 Squadron and No. 22 Squadron.
During this time, William and the Crown Prince heard from personnel about their roles on site and experiences being deployed in operations around the world.
Following this, the royals went to the No. 28 Squadron hangar to meet helicopter technicians and view aircraft.
Both the Prince of Wales and the Crown Prince of Jordan are trained helicopter pilots, with William training at both RAF Shawbury and then as a search and rescue pilot at RAF Valley with No. 22 Squadron, which reformed at RAF Benson in 2020.
Prince William was able to get an insight into the work of RAF Benson and visit No. 28 Squadron to meet trainee aircrew and staff from No. 28 Squadron and No. 22 Squadron.
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The Crown Prince completed his pilot training with the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) in 2019.
Today’s engagement highlighted the strong relationship between Prince William and the Crown Prince, as well as their mutual respect and support for the Armed Forces.
This morning Princess Kate made a surprise appearance alongside Prince William to welcome Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II and Princess Rajwa Al Hussein to Windsor Castle.
Earlier this week, Kensington Palace announced that the Prince of Wales and Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II would undertake a joint engagement at RAF Benson, however, the Palace did not mention the Princess of Wales in the initial press release.
Princess Kate and Princess Rajwa Al Hussein did not joint their husbands for the royal engagement at RAF Benson.
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Kate stepping out alongside her husband to welcome the foreign royals was a welcome surprise for royal fans.
Princess Kate and Princess Rajwa Al Hussein did not joint their husbands for the royal engagement at RAF Benson.
The Prince and Princess of Wales are known to be friends with the Jordanian royals and have been pictured together on multiple occasions.
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